Yoshi (NES)

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Mario & Yoshi is a fast-paced NES puzzle game in which you must mix and match falling characters and piece together eggshells to free the Yoshi trapped inside.

Simply move Mario back and forth to catch the falling Goombas, Boos, Bloopers and Piranha Plants. Capture creatures between two eggshell halves and you’ll release a Yoshi; the more creatures you capture, the larger the Yoshi and the bigger the bonus!

Mario & Yoshi also features a split-screen, simultaneous two-player mode that brings Luigi into play.

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USA Wed, 16 May 2007 by Darren Calvert

Mario & Yoshi is a fast-paced NES puzzle game in which you must mix and match falling characters and piece together eggshells to free the Yoshi trapped inside.

In the early 90s presumably following the success of Tetris our friends at Nintendo went through a phase of releasing one falling block puzzler after another. Dr Mario, Yoshi’s Cookie and Wario’s Woods are key examples of this. Many gamers will no..

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Jazzem

1. Jazzem United Kingdom 01 Apr 2007, 00:06 BST

Hmm... I may get this. I can remember playing a friend's copy of the Game Boy version and enjoying it, but it doesn't seem the most exciting concept these days... I guess I'll have to rely on your review guys!

Mendez

2. Mendez United Kingdom 02 Apr 2007, 00:11 BST

Well I used to have it on Gameboy. It's a good game, but 'm not sure if I feel lke paying £3.50 for it with all the other games currently available...

Bass X0

3. Bass X0 United Kingdom 17 May 2007, 11:25 BST

I had this game. It was okay for a while but nothing great. I guess I thought I owed it to myself to play it because of the Mario licensed attached. Thankfully I grown out of that.

Kevin

4. Kevin United States 17 May 2007, 14:15 BST

I loved it on NES and Game Boy, but I don't know if I want to blow $5 on this for another play through. I probably won't because I don't play puzzle games that much anymore, but if you've never played this before check it out. Its a fun puzzler.

Mart

5. Mart United Kingdom 17 May 2007, 15:59 BST

this was a decent effort of a game, something different from your ordinary looking puzzler.

ARK1

6. ARK1 United States 19 May 2007, 00:09 BST

Correct me if I'm worng but wasn't this game originally knonw as simply 'Yoshi'

Drake

7. Drake Netherlands 19 May 2007, 17:30 BST

It's only called "Yoshi" in America.

SKTTR

8. SKTTR Germany 18 Jun 2007, 03:00 BST

it's a simple puzzler that is fun (and more fun with 2 players).

it's not a game to play through as there really is no end.
i know i would play a game of it when i'm bored not just once in a while.

and anyone can pick it up and play it with you 2-players, so i think it's a good choice to have it on vc. i always liked the game. there was a time when i was addicted to it. and i'm gonna get it with my next wii points.

soon you will be hooked and spent hours on it.
4/5 stars

deggs

9. deggs Canada 09 Jul 2007, 19:06 BST

It was fun back in the day. i bought the cartridge used for $4 only a year after it came out...
Honestly, if you're into puzzle games, pick up Columns, Dr. Mario, the puyo puyo clones (Dr. Robotnik's mean bean machine or Kirby's Avalanche) or wait for Yoshi's cookie. This one is only alright (but it does have an interesting twist the whole puzzle game thing and that can take a little time getting used to it at first).

Jonno

10. Jonno United States 10 Jul 2007, 22:00 BST

Seriously, what SCkkKatTTrrRrbrain said.

Jspartan

11. Jspartan United States 20 Jul 2007, 07:26 BST

Umm, I have this game on my calculator, minus teh yoshi stuff. and it came for free on there. Look in your puzzle pack

Nando

12. Nando United States 06 Aug 2007, 05:43 BST

This is a game I've never previously played before the VC.
This is one of the most unusually addictive games for NES.
I keep finding myself turning on the Wii just to play this game again. Trying to go for a higher score is always enjoyable. It's a good way to kill some free time. Graphics and sound wasn't mind blowing even for a NES game but still good.

Beau Skunk

13. Beau Skunk United States 23 Nov 2007, 11:30 GMT

It's just as good as Dr. Mario, or even Tetris in my opinion. My sister alone would spend hours, and hours playing this game. A great, yet sadlly long forgotten gem. Worth a look.

StarSoldier1

14. StarSoldier1 Canada 22 Jan 2008, 17:35 GMT

I hate this game! The graphics are weak, the music is lame, the right piece can take forever to come, it has no save feature, and the game play is overly repetitive.

Roo

15. Roo United Kingdom 10 Feb 2008, 22:37 GMT

Frankly, this is a load of old cobblers.

GameGod3008

16. GameGod3008 United Kingdom 22 Feb 2008, 17:13 GMT

This was an interesting game but it didn't grab my attention as much as Dr Mario did. Personally, it hasn't aged very well in my opinion

Smileface

17. Smileface United States 01 May 2008, 02:00 BST

Eh, Ive played way too many mario puzzle games
I think Ill pass on this one
It still looks decent though!

Ricardo91

18. Ricardo91 United States 28 Jun 2008, 06:34 BST

I tried the game boy version of this game out at a trading store, and I must say it is just not good. the graphics and music are weak. It's extremely boring and repetitive, and I came to this conclusion after playing it for only 2 minutes! There's better puzzlers for VC out there.

SRPirate

19. SRPirate United States 01 Aug 2008, 04:08 BST

looks enjoying for only a bit, but then gets boring...

Corbie

20. Corbie United States 27 Oct 2008, 20:41 GMT

It's fun for about 15 minutes and then it begins to lose its luster very quickly.

jpfan1989

21. jpfan1989 United States 19 Apr 2009, 21:35 BST

this must have been released at the very end of the NES period.

luigiman2

22. luigiman2 United States 23 Sep 2009, 01:06 BST

I don't have NES

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